Vickers Limited
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Armstrong Whitworth (1904)
Manufacturers
Armstrong Whitworth History Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd Predecessor(s) W.G. Armstrong & Mitchell Company Successor(s) Vickers-Armstrongs Founded 1847 (W.G. Armstrong Co.) Defunct 1927 Headquarters Newcastle upon Tyne, England Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd was a major British manufac ...
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Austin History (1906-1952)
Manufacturers
The Austin Motor Company Limited History Industry Automotive Fate Merged, The marque is dormant and may be reused. Successor(s) British Motor Corporation Founded 1905 Defunct 1952 Headquarters Longbridge, England The Austin Motor Company Limited was a British manufacturer of motor vehicles. Founded ...
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Bentley History (1919-)
Manufacturers
Bentley Motors Limited History Bentley Motors Limited is a German owned British manufacturer of luxury automobiles. In 1998 when Rolls-Royce Motors was acquired by Volkswagen, without the brandname, that business entity was absorbed into Bentley Motors Limited. Bentley was originally founded on 18 ...
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Clyno (1909-1929)
Manufacturers
Clyno car history Thrapston, Northamptonshire & Wolverhampton Clyno Engineering Company Clyno Engineering Company, then Clyno Engineering Company (1922) Limited, was a motorcycle and car manufacturer that operated in Thrapston from 1909 to 1910 and then in Wolverhampton from 1910 to 1929. During th ...
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Guy Armoured Car (1938-1940)
Military vehicles
Guy Armoured Car (1938-1940) Place of origin UK Service history Wars Second World War Production history Designed 1938 Manufacturer Guy Motors Produced 1939-1940 Number built 101 Specifications (Mark I) Weight 5.2 long tons (5.3 t) Length 13 ft 6 in (4.12 m) Width 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Height 7 ft 6 i ...
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Lanchester 4x2 Armoured Car (1914-1916)
Lanchester 4x2 Armoured Car (1914 to 1916) Type Armoured car Place of origin United Kingdom Specifications Weight 4.7 t Length 4.88 m Width 1.93 m Height 2.29 m Crew 3-4 Armour up to 8 mm Main armament Vickers machine gun (turret) Secondary armament Lewis Gun (stowed inside) Engine 6-cylinder 60 hp ...
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Lanchester 6x4 Armoured Car (1928-1934)
Military vehicles
Lanchester 6x4 Armoured Car 1928 to 1934 Place of origin United Kingdom Production history Manufacturer Lanchester Motor Company Specifications Weight 7 t Length 6.10 m Width 2.02 m Height 2.82 m Crew 4 Armour 9 mm Main armament .50 cal Vickers machine gun Secondary armament 2 x .303 inch Vickers m ...
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Rolls-Royce Limited History (1906-1973)
Manufacturers
Rolls-Royce Limited History Fate Nationalized 1971 De-merged 1973 Successor(s) Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited and Rolls-Royce Motors Limited (1973) Founded Manchester, England (March 15, 1906) Founder(s) Charles Rolls Henry Royce Defunct 1973 Headquarters Derby, England, United Kingdom Rolls-Royce Limi ...
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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd (1998)
Manufacturers
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited Founded (1998) Type Private Industry Manufacturing Distribution Founded United Kingdom (March 1998 (1998-03)) Headquarters Goodwood, England, United Kingdom Area served Worldwide Key people Torsten Müller-Ötvös, CEO Peter Schwarzenbauer, Chairman Products Rolls-Royce ...
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Rolls-Royce Motors (1973-02)
Manufacturers
Rolls-Royce Motors history (1973-2002) The company Rolls-Royce Motors was created in 1973 during the de-merger of the Rolls-Royce car business from the nationalised Rolls-Royce Limited. Vickers acquired the company in 1980 and sold it to Volkswagen in 1998. Volkswagen sold it to BMW in 2002. Histor ...
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Standard Beaverette (1940-1942)
Military vehicles
Standard Beaverette WWII 1940s Type Armoured car Place of origin United Kingdom Production history Manufacturer Standard Motor Company Specifications Weight Mk I: 2 tonnes (2.2 short tons; 2.0 long tons) Mk III: 2.6 tonnes (2.9 short tons; 2.6 long tons) Length Mk I: 4.11 m (13 ft 6 in) Mk III: 3.1 ...
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Wolseley History (1901-1975)
Manufacturers
Wolseley Motors History Industry Automotive Fate Merged Successor(s) British Motor Corporation Founded 1901 Defunct 1975 Headquarters Birmingham, England Key people Thomas and Albert Vickers Herbert Austin J D Siddeley A J McCormack W R Morris Wolseley Motors Limited was a British motor vehicle man ...